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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to recognize the One Voice:
4 Gospel Artists Respond to AIDS concert to be held on Friday,
5 March 2, 2001, in Chicago, Illinois; and
6 WHEREAS, One Voice will be presented by Bishop Larry D.
7 Trotter, Senior Pastor of Sweet Holy Spirit Full Gospel
8 Baptist Church and 3rd Presiding Bishop of the Full Gospel
9 Baptist Church International, in association with the U.S.
10 Surgeon General and the Magic Johnson Foundation; and
11 WHEREAS, Artists scheduled to perform include the Richard
12 Smallwood Singers, Edwin Hawkins, Walter Hawkins, Donald
13 Lawrence, Ricky Dillard, and the New Generation Chorale of
14 Chicago; over 3,000 people are expected to be in attendance
15 for this special evening; and
16 WHEREAS, 50% of all new HIV cases reported in 1999 were
17 African American; AIDS has become the leading cause of death
18 for African-American men between the ages of 25-44 and the
19 second leading cause of death for women of the same age
20 bracket; African-American children have the largest number
21 among youth with the AIDS virus; and
22 WHEREAS, This special event will help raise awareness of
23 the urgency of this issue; therefore, be it
24 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
25 NINETY-SECOND OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we salute Bishop
26 Larry D. Trotter and all those involved in One Voice: Gospel
27 Artist Respond to AIDS concert for their commitment to the
28 cause of eradicating AIDS; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
30 presented to Bishop Larry D. Trotter, the U.S. Surgeon
31 General, the Magic Johnson Foundation, and the participants
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1 of One Voice: Gospel Artist Respond to AIDS.